10 items from 2013
3 May 2013 8:40 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
After losing its way in a shower of bullets, the Die Hard franchise is looking to Rocky for an elegant end to the story
There are probably a million reasons why Die Hard 6 should never be made. Die Hard 5 was terrible. Bruce Willis is too old. John McClane is no longer a recognisable human being. Every time anybody makes a sequel to Die Hard, you feel like your childhood is being stabbed directly in the heart. And so on.
However, it seems that no amount of logic is enough to stop Die Hard 6 from happening. According to reports, Die Hard 6 not only has a prospective title, Die Hardest, but a location, too. This time John McClane will apparently get to wisecrack and explode his way across Tokyo before – as is now traditional in the series – collapsing in an exhausted heap, oblivious to all the sustained human death »
- Stuart Heritage
18 February 2013 11:07 AM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
A little over a month ago, we posted that in celebration of it’s 25th anniversary there will be a Die Hard Marathon showing all four movies starting around Noon on February 13th followed by the premier of A Good Day To Die Hard at 10Pm getting out just before Midnight. That’s almost 12 action-packed hours of Die Hard awesomeness! As you can guess, there was no way I could refuse to take this opportunity to see one of the greatest action-movie series of all time for the first time on the big screen, or make that Mega-Screen since I decided to see this at Wehrenberg’s Chesterfield Galaxy 14 Cine, which in my opinion is one of the best movie theatres here in the St. Louis area. For $25 you got all five movies plus a collectable lanyard that entitles you to a 25% discount at concessions throughout the whole day and with their wide-selection, »
- Ken Parker
17 February 2013 10:47 AM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
An unshaven man’s rugged face. He’s looking to his right in the general direction of a tall building. It is on fire, and there’s a helicopter falling from the sky after what appears to be a huge explosion. ‘High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages and declared war. One man has managed to escape… an off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He’s alone, tired… and the only chance anyone has got.’ This is the poster to the original Die Hard movie, positioned in a video rental store somewhere in South Gloucestershire in 1988. On his way to school is an eleven year old boy, and the startled face of Bruce Willis as John McClane on said poster, is the image that catches his eye. It’s one that remains in his head for many months as he awaits »
- Paul Heath
12 February 2013 6:38 PM, PST | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
Hitting theatres this week is A Good Day To Die Hard. The newest film in the Die Hard series has New York Detective John McClane traveling all the way to Russia to help his estranged son Jack, who has been arrested for attempted murder. But once John arrives, he discovers that Jack is actually a CIA agent who is working undercover to foil a terrorist plot that could have serious repercussions on the rest of the world.
The press conference for the film, held a few weeks ago, came at a busy time for both Willis and Courtney. Earlier in the week, they both attended a special presentation at Fox Studios in Century City where a 35 foot mural was unveiled at Stage 8. The mural depicts the classic scene from the original Die Hard where John McClane is crawling through an air duct, and it was done to celebrate that film’s 25th anniversary. »
- Ben Kenber
12 February 2013 7:14 AM, PST | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
Bruce Willis reprises his iconic role as police detective John McClane in “A Good Day to Die Hard,” set against the backdrop of deadly corruption in Russia. McClane arrives in Moscow to track down his estranged son, Jack (Jai Courtney) and is stunned to discover he’s working undercover to protect a government whistle-blower. With their own necks on the line, the McClanes are forced to overcome their differences in order to get their whistle blower to safty and thwart a potentially disastrous crime in the most desolate place on Earth, Chernobyl.
At a recent press conference we spoke to Bruce Willis about doing stunt work 25 years after the original film premiered, bringing back the franchise in 2013, his signature line, playing a character over such a long period of time, and taking the franchise out of the U.S. for the first time and into Russia.
Bruce can you talk »
- Fernando Esquivel
11 February 2013 8:26 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
"A Good Day to Die Hard," the fifth film in the "Die Hard" franchise, is a "kind of ageist tryptic." Those were the words of star Bruce Willis back in October of last year when we asked him about once again playing "Die Hard" hero cop John McClane. "How fast can I run? How well can I fight?" Willis rhetorically asked. "There's a story. If you look at all of them from the first film to the one we just did, you see me age over these films."
He's right. Bruce Willis, now 57, isn't the youthful 32-year-old, yippee-ki-yay-yelling action star he was in 1988. (It should come as little surprise, however, that Willis' now-patented yippe-ki-yay taunt does appear in "A Good Day To Die Hard.") Perhaps this is why the newest "Die Hard" film introduces audiences to a brand new McClane -- John McClane Jr., played by Jai Courtney.
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- Mike Ryan
10 February 2013 10:42 PM, PST | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
News Simon Brew Feb 11, 2013
Does Bruce Willis want Holly, played by Bonnie Bedelia, back in the Die Hard franchise?
This week, the fifth Die Hard movie hits cinema screens, and if early word is to be believed, then the rumoured return of Bonnie Bedelia as John McClane's estranged wife, Holly, has not come to pass.
Moviehole reports that at a press junket for the film, Willis was asked about whether she's likely to return at any point, given that Die Hard 6 was all but confirmed last week. "I always think about Bonnie Bedelia and having her come back", said the actor. "Those things are unfortunately out of my hands. It has to do with the story".
Hmmm. Given that Bruce Willis has approval over pretty much every aspect of the Die Hard franchise (there's a passage in Kevin Smith's book, My Boring-Ass Life, where he offers an illuminating anecdote »
- simonbrew
7 February 2013 2:26 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Next week sees the release of the latest instalment in the immensely successful Die Hard franchise: A Good Day to Die Hard. And the very fact that there is a Die Hard 5 this year naturally begs the question, Will there be a Die Hard 6?
And last night, on the BBC’s The One Show, Bruce Willis was the special guest and came in to talk about the film, and seemed to confirm that there will indeed be a Die Hard 6.
Alex Jones puts the question to him, and Willis simply replies:
“Yes.”
And he does so looking pretty happy, almost as if it’s a foregone conclusion.
There’s no official confirmation from the studio, but if the franchise’s leading man says there’s going to be a sixth film, then there’s probably going to be a sixth film. Especially (and here’s where the spoiler alert comes) given the following. »
- Kenji Lloyd
1 February 2013 5:55 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
20th Century Fox held a special event on the studio lot yesterday, unveiling an enormous mural of Bruce Willis' John McClane, in celebration of Die Hard's 25th anniversary and the release of A Good Day to Die Hard on February 14. The studio has released a time lapse video that offers a succinct look at this mural's creation, which can be seen on Stage 8 at the Fox lot. Take a look at this interesting video, then read the press release for more information.
A Good Day To Die Hard - L.A. Mural Time Lapse
Twentieth Century Fox marked the silver anniversary of its blockbuster Die Hard movie franchise on January 31st with a ceremony on the historic studio backlot, during which a massive mural depicting the film's iconic hero John McClane was unveiled in front of Stage 8.
Bruce Willis, who has essayed McClane in all five Die Hard pictures, »
- MovieWeb
4 January 2013 10:49 PM, PST | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
Unfortunately, Parenthood has never been a hit TV show in the ratings. Fortunately, the numbers have been good enough to keep it from being cancelled each year. Will the Braverman family's luck hold out? Time will tell.
An ensemble family drama, the cast includes Bonnie Bedelia, Craig T. Nelson, Dax Shepard, Erika Christensen, Joy Bryant, Lauren Graham, Mae Whitman, Max Burkholder, Miles Heizer, Monica Potter, Peter Krause, Sam Jaeger, Sarah Ramos, Savannah Paige Rae, and Tyree Brown.
Season four of Parenthood typically airs on Tuesdays nights at 10pm on the NBC network. They've ordered 15 episodes.
These are the TV show's ratings for the 2012-13 season, the best way to tell if Parenthood is going to be cancelled or renewed for season five.
The figures will be updated as the weeks progress so be sure to bookmark »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
10 items from 2013
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